The Office of Indian Education hosts a recurring virtual convening entitled OIE Connect (formerly Policy & Program Updates for Indigenous Stakeholders).

Purpose: Provide updates, resources, and information to support and strengthen collaboration among parents, educators, school staff, and Indigenous communities to advance the success and well-being of Native American students. 

Next OIE CONNECT:

Calendar Icon_OIE	Date: May 18, 2026 Time: 10 am -11 am (MST)	Presenter 1: Arizona Digital Educators Library Presenter 2: ASU Educator Nanocourses
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Registration updates for 2026:

Beginning in January 2026, we will no longer provide a recurring meeting link. In order to access webinars in 2026, participants will have to register with their name and email address. After registration, you will receive the meeting link in your email. Feel free to join us for one or all webinars! You will receive a reminder email on the morning of our webinars. 

For scheduled presenters: Use the Zoom meeting registration above to receive the meeting link. Please log on by 9:50am. Notify OIE staff if you have any issues.

Are you an education program or organization with available support, resources, or free events available for Arizona educators or Native American communities and want to present at an upcoming webinar? Email [email protected]. 

2026 Virtual Convenings

Webinar resources will be provided below. 

January 26, 2026

• AZ Tribal Consultation Updates
• ADE ESS Review and Questions 

February 23, 2026

• OIE Updates
• National Indian Education Association Policy updates

March 16, 2026 

• OIE Updates 
• AskBenji Updates 
• AZ Tribal Regalia Graduation Toolkit Updates

April 20, 2026 

• Arizona Institute for Education & The Economy
• ADE Grants Management

Policy & Program Updates Archives